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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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